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HOOPSWORLD TV: David West

David West is interviewed by Hoopsworld and continues to drop knowledge.

He's such a grounded player. His experience has really paid big dividends for the Pacers. you can tell he's the one guy in the locker room that's not going to let the rest of the team get too full of themselves. When it's all said and done, I think signing David West will go down as the biggest free agent signing in Pacers NBA history.

Re: HOOPSWORLD TV: David West

David West is interviewed by Hoopsworld and continues to drop knowledge.

He's such a grounded player. His experience has really paid big dividends for the Pacers. you can tell he's the one guy in the locker room that's not going to let the rest of the team get too full of themselves. When it's all said and done, I think signing David West will go down as the biggest free agent signing in Pacers NBA history.

I agree. He may not be the best player in Pacers history, but his role for this era is going to be hard to over-state. Even if he is gone after this season, I think we'll be able to look at his signing and say that it was a HUGE step in the right direction and helped to establish the culture. Definitely glad we got him.

The way Pritchard sees it, Granger was forced to play a role he was not naturally fit for when the Pacers made him their focal point.

“Danny was put into a position a few years ago where he needed to score a lot and now we don’t need his scoring as much, we need his overall game and he’s a heck of an overall player,” Pritchard said. “That’s what we need out of Danny and he gives it. He’s shown to be very unselfish, he’s given up a lot of his offense to be a better defensive player last year. We got the fifth-best record in the league last year, you don’t just say, “We don’t need him.” That’s a bunch of baloney. I don’t believe that.”

All eyes in Indiana are now on Roy Hibbert, sporting his impressive new contract, and Paul George, who has star potential written all over him.
“I think our growth has to be on those two, partly,” Pritchard said. “I also think George Hill has to expand his game. He’s now a starter, we expect a lot out of him. What we like about him is that he really plays both ways, he can really defend and he makes great decisions on offense. We need that sort of calming influence and he gives it to us.”

There is still plenty of room for the Pacers to grow, despite their success last season. Most of that growth will come internally, but don’t expect Granger to be used to add another significant piece down the road. He is still very much at the heart of what the Pacers are looking to do.